Cash-register.



T. CARROLL.

CASH REGISTER.

APPLICATION FILED rzs.5,19ov.

Patented Apr. 14, 1914 6 SHEETS-SHEET l.

T. CARROLL.

CASH REGISTER.

APPLICATION FILED PEB.5,1907v Patented Apr. 14, 1914.

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album i T. CARROLL.

CASH REGISTER.

APPLICATION FILED 1113.5, 1907v 1,092,975. Patented Apr. 14, 1914 6 SHBETSSHEBT 3.

T. CARROLL,

CASH REGISTER,

APPLICATION FILED Hum, 190? 1,092,975. Patented Apr. 14, 1914 T. CARROLL.

CASH REGISTER.

APPLICATION FILED r2115, 1907v 1,092,975. Patented Apr. 14, 1914.

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A mafia @111] yam? aff THOMAS CARROLL, OF DAYTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE COMPANY, OF DAYTON. OHIO. A CORPORATION OF OHIO' NATIONAL CASH REGISTER (INCORPORATED IN 1906.)

CASH-REGISTER.

Application filed Iebruary 5. 1907.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 1-1. 19H.

Serial No. 355.924.

lie it known that l. 'luoims (.vinzonn. a

eitixen ol the l -nited States. residing at.

Dayton. in the eountv of Montgomery and State of Ohio. have invented certain new and useful Improvements in (ash-Registers, of which l derla re the following to he a full. elear. and exact. description.

This invention relates to cash registers 1. and has among its objects to provide a positively acting registering mechanism having practically no springi ei'nploved to perform any parts of the operation.

"urther ohjert to provide a machine havin'g setting levers for determining the entry on the registering mechanism. the lee vers heing returned independently to normal position at each operation of the machine and having no control over the counter (lurin; such return.

Another object is to provide a registering device which locked at all times except when under the direct positive control of the operating and transfer mechanisms.

()ther ohjeets are to provide a transfer mechanism normally locked againat movement and unlocked only when the transfer is to take place. and an improved resetting deviee tor the registering mechanism.

\Yith th re and incidental objects in view the invention eonsjist in certain novel teatures of construction and eomhination of parts. the essential elements of which are set. forth in appended claims and a preferred form oi (:mhodiment of \YlliCll is hereinafter set forth with reference to the drawings which aeeompanv and form part of this spm-itieation.

()t said drawing Figure l is a transverse vertical section through the machine showing the arttiatin z and transfer devices for the registering: mechanism. Fig. l is a detail howing the lock or the. transfer pawls. Fig. 1" i a detail showing the anx'iliarv de- \ice for resetting the setting lever. Fig. 1 shows parts of Fig. l enlarged. til. 1 a detail view of the tran fer controlling arm 19 Fig. l" is a detail view of the transfer har 'lQl. Fig. is n transverse vertical section through another part of the machine showing the i'neehanism for preventing operation of the counter. Fig. 2 a detail of ptllt shown in Fig. '2 for resetting the transfer arms. Fig. i a transverse vertical section near one end of the machine looking thereto.

1 l l l l l in an opposite direction from Figs. 1 and '3 showing the a tuating devices for the regi ter and operating devices for certain lo ekin.; mechanisms. Fig. 4' is a detail showingmeans for releaeinn the register locking 50 pavls. lrg. 5 is a perspective oi: one oi the setting levers. Fig. it is a front elevation of the registering mechanism.

Machines, of the general type shown in this ease are disclosed in prior'appli hos. 123K255. tiled Der. 1t). li tl i and Li t filed July 22. 190.3.

in general it may he said that a seriex: of setting levers are provided serving to differentially position controlling rack: and pinicns gnired thereto as well as 'n-siiioning an indicator operating device. The regi ter is normall disconnected from the actuating gearing but is arranged to he thrown into connection therewith during the return of Said .pfearin; to its normal position. .\',l!l1'!:lr. the setting levers are disconnected from the said gearing and are independentlv returned to normal position therehv preventing a possible n'ianipulation ot the marhine. During the operation of the counter as v-tat l the setting levers are held rigidly in their adjusted position and are not unlocked until the operation of the counter has been conr 'pletelv finished. l awl devices for normall} locking the eounte' are provided and these are not released until the actuating gears have heen eonnected to the counter. this in connection with a posithe transfer provid ing a continuous lock for the registering mechanism at all times. By these in'iportant provi ions the eounter is prevented from manipulation even it the eahinet is removed from the machine. it is impossible to turn the counter wheels even if manual ilCCtf -r may he had thereto except through the ordinar operating: deviees ot the machine or the Zero setting mechanism. the operation of either of whieh serves to leave its own traces in the machine. Indicating and print ing ineelninisms are also provided. the perating devices for the llHlltll l hein the. same as those shown in the prior applica tions.

It will he understood that an desired 105 number of hanks of denominatiornil ele nients may he provided and I have therefore shown only one hank it. being evident that additional banks would be precisely similar A setting lever 19 is provided as is lever tiring show 11 sep- All tile, hzvers are jonr 'wtit ad is and se nnent h sidt-s an i ear 2t fastened rig it. l ed on shaft its upper end a raek 235. ,Lown in Fig". 1, in

the operator in the ten depressions prt, ses the iever projecting part nent 53 will dithoential n'ieehanism wheels it or! on a rod for aetuathetow the shaft -11 there o gear with i Y i ,c. tne

the sets being; ill. 'ihe inter are adapted to the gears it and 7 gears 47 t a rod i Z hfv' t'raine Tot one (it the h a reahward esi n roller 53 a di k in? ri" v s sung shalt 54 Id gt t the gro ve of hat the pinions I ed on .'ii are normally in gear [he art-rating nears forward of them, et ada it the prars it t the li From this do that any of the yorati o o3 year eonneet the gears 47 and 18, the gears l5 are returned to normal position as hereafter deserilied and this return will clearly serve to add an equal an'iount on the reoister wheels. As the pinious 57 are at this time out of mesh with the gears 46 and '15 no reverse motion of gear 46 is given and in fat-t the segment lever 19 is at this time locked.

To eause the reverse motion of Ill 18 to advanee the register wheel meehanisin shown in Figs. 1 and 3 is employed. Each of the gears 4-8 provided with a pin 71 normally above a pin 72 projecting from the supporting shaft 44 for the gears. hen the segment levers 19 are aetoated the pins 711 will move the projections 72, thereto) to tatin; the shaft M to an amount equal to the greatest movement of any of the gears ()n the end of shaft 44 is a pinion T5, shown in Fig; it with which meshes a ment gear 7% journaled on a pin T5 and provided with a rearwardly extending arm To provided near its rear end with an antit'rietion roller T7 adapted to he engaged bv a ram TS on operating shaft 5?. The rum TH- shown in normal position in Fig. 3 and it will be seen that the rocking? of shalt illwill 'ause th+ antiirietion roller T7 to pass within the eirele of rotation of the (am T8. When the shaft 57 is rotated the ram TS wi l sooner or later strike the antitri tion roller 77 and positively return the segment gear T4 to the position of the figure thus reversely moving shaft 44 through whatever extent it had been moved by the segment leveins til, During this part of the ope 'ation as stated pinions td are in mesh with gears t7 and 48 so that the rotation of shaft 14 returning it to normal position serves to a tuate the counter,

As gears 48 ran-h home position, pins 481 carried by each of said gears, strike projee- This serves to positions on arms (52.

tivel v stop the gears 48 and prevent over-' throw of the register wheels 4;).

i\ seeond operating shaft 51 is provided in the inaehine. the two shafts 5i and Rt no ing sear d together by gears 81" and R1 and the operating handle 81" being mounted on the hat't ST in sueh n'ianner that one eomplete rotation will be, giv n at eaeh op z-ratio'n of the mgu'liine toboth said ope nJ shat't The slat t 81 a-t shown in l 'rgf. is provided with a rain 93 engagin t an antirimtou roller 91- on a forwardly extending arm 83. This arm is intuit-med at its rear end to straddle the strait St and at its for When shaft 5 1 is rotated the mm '5 will finally three the arm 85 forwardly through ontaet with roller St an the hv ill tunehar 87 to abut the segments 23 1 and po t i eiv return them to normal position. It will be noted that the such that the registering has all taken place before. the segments 33 are returned. To assist in the final movement of return of the segments a shaft 91 (Fi 1) is provided with it depending arm 92 s own in normal position in full lines and adapted to engage a pih 93 mounted on the segment 33, it being understood that the arm 92 and a pin 93 are provided for each segment The shaft 91 as shown in Fig. 1" has rigidly mounted thereon an arm 94 operated by a link bar 95 straddling the shaft 57 and operated through an. antifrietion roller 96 on said bar 95 11v a eam groove. in a dial; 9'? on said shaft. It will ho seen from the shape of the cam groove that the shaft 91 rocked during the return of the setting: segments 33 causing the arms 92 to tin-all pro the ins 93 on said segments therehv aezeistintr and making more sure the. return of the segments to normal position and is then retracted to the full line position of Fig. 1 so that the segment ally operated.

position of the cam 83 isl &3 may again he manu- A positivel aeting traurter mechanism 1 has been devised and may next he dowrihml. Each register wheel (Figs.

1 and 1'1 ex ept 1 that of highest order is provided with a eam projection trip pawl.

101 serving to a tuatr The trip pawls 111 the pr sent a transier 3 is lHt'l-Qttl rearward case comprise bell erank lever; 102 journaled 1 loosely on a rod 10 1 and provided with a projection as usual in the path of eam- 1111.

The forward ends of the trip pawl 11); are

provided with two either of whieh a lot'lllig hell erank 10 is, adapted to engage. The hell 1;l11l(f-- pivoted loo: elv n a rod 107 and their lower extensioih are provided with lateral pins 108 adapted to engage one 109 in a dish earried lrv the counter operating gear 17. supporting rod 107 are arried on one arm of hell (rank levers 11; loo e on l1att 41 of two nottht non-hes 1111' and 11 3 in i The pawh 11 13 through their and are operated lrv linlw 11% rarrving antifriet'ion rollers 111 moving in can] grooves The helh-ranh lovltiiig arni- 1 are mounted on a floating pivot tor the purpo-e ot' relea in; the trip pawo: 1 1; are added i rotated to normal pwition. \Ylwn the, pawls are tripped iv ran 101 notrhm 1115 all w movement of pine 1118 lllll the 11 5 have moved pad, liel ore par-Ila re tored. in this raw the roelting of arm 11L withdrau arms 1111'- io as to illl it" rewttingj o1 trip pawl 1 11!. llaeh of the trip pawl 102 is provided with a eani slot 131 in \vhieh moves a pin 122 on a transt'er roi. trolling arm lil irthe pin 12; living sup orted from the vertical extension 124 of said arm. These {up 123 arr jo'urnaled on shaft. 125 being d t 'away as shown in Fig. 1 to allow alter the tran ,t'ern to allow the trip pawhto he the eam 1111 stl'iive the trip forward movement. Theslots 121 are tut concentric with the shaft 125. The transfer operating device comprises a liar also iournaled on shaft 125 to allow forward and rearward movement, this bar being nunr bered 126 and being provided at its rear end with a vertical slot moving past a pin 1% on a lever 199 mounted on shaft 130 This transfer bar 126 i provided on its upper side with a lug 131 and on i s lower side with a lug 132 and is shaped at its forward end to provide two traneter teeth 1 adapted to engage with a register Conneeted by a. longitudinal slot and pin 134 to the arm 123 is a hell (rank lever 1113 carried by shaft. 125 and provided at its lower end with an antit'rietion roller 1311 riding in the ram groove in a did; 11)? mounted on the Flttlft 57 The, shaft 125 is provided with a series of projeetione. 1 11 in from of and adapted to engage pine 112 on the arm; 12?. 'lhh' shaft i rot-lied a shown in or an arm 144 eoninzt-ted rigidly thereto and to a link 1113 hearing an antit ietion roller 141' riding in a ram groom of a tiii-l 1 1T rigidt v earried lrv shaft 5?, the shape of the groove heing Slitlt that as soon :15; the vhaft 5T tarts to rota e. the. shaft 12-7 roeked t rtiardlv and held tlltl' until nearly tin end of the operation when it reaiwvard rxtremit of 11S mourment until a sin-weeding p ration. "l hie rorlzinf: oi the st 111i 113i crves to return to normal position. the trawler rontrolling arms 12:1 and thr ugh th-y pin 12; and slob 12L restorers the trip pawh 1112. I

The opt-rati n 1 this transhrr ll'letlttiltlfilli follows: When an of the rounter pinions 123 pa through the Zero position I projeetion of trip pawla 10;! rot-lin the pawl in a eounter t'lot'lt \Ylrt dirwtiou (Fig. 1) around its pivot on shaft- 103. The trip pawls 10.2 are eranlra but when the, ram 101 approaehes the tripping position the noti-h 101) registers with the pin 10% of the looking; pawls 11113 to allow the trip pawl;v 1112 to m w: The ltitliltig ot' the trip pawl 11 2 Ftt'vt to move the arms 122i liodil'v forward thr u h the eonneetion at pih 12'1 thereh r earl-vino the notch 161 of the arms Home diotan e forward, The vdiat't 130 arm 1T1 hearing anti tri-ct on r ller 1T2 movi 1;: in ram groove i dim; 1T3 earried hv shaft, 57 and this rpeliing serves to move forward the arms 129 and therefore earry the transfer pawls 1213 forward so that the teeth 13% mesh with the next higher counter pinion 43. The flanges 1511 of the transfer pawls 1211 are of course moved forwardly with the pawl but not far enough to pa s over the depressions 161 of the arms When the transfer pawls have so moved forward their are PB- 59d is a:

pinion 4 1.

plates riding loosely in a slot cut in Said shaft. shaft "234- earrles an angular locking har whieh is arranged to be rotated by an arm 23.) fast thereon eonneeted to a link 2256 hearing an antitrietion roller 2R7 whit-h rides in a groove 2218 of a ram disk 239 fast on shaft #1. From the shape of the tdlll groove itv will he een that the lot-hing pieee on shaft ""34 is rotked rearwardly to t'oree the arms B ll po itivel into the notehes 3t whieh move with the egment 19. .\l'ter the lorltine pieee has been returned to normal position it is de irable to slightly withdraw the loeking arms 231 to avoid too lllllt'll trietion during the return of segments 19 and for this purpose the plate 23 are provided and an arm ill mounted rigidly on shaft 232 and operated by a eam 242 on shaft- 81. serves to roek the -tll l arms J31 slightly forward to allow a return of the segments 19. To prevent opposite motion of segments 19 during their return. arm 34 3 are adapted to engage a ratehet :11) mounted thereon. This deviee may he eon idered as a full stroke deviee. but is more partieularlv a device, to prevent intentional abu e of the maehine by returning the members 151 and eonneeted parts to normal position ahead of the rod 87 and then quiekly earrying them hark into eontaet with said rod. therehv hending or straining the hltt'lltlttl hl so as to make it add orindieateineorreetl v. These arms are journaled on shaft 2H heing eonneeted thereto through plates 245 en a; in a slot; in said shaft. the shaft heing provided with an arm 246 (Fig. 3:3) adapted to he released by a hell erank eolnprising arm 2%? and 248 the rear end of the arm 2th being normally engaged by an antifrietion roller i249 ('arried on eam 212. The lower end of the arm 243 has bent flanges 21-0 and provided with holes through \Vlllt'll pass plungers 251 surrounded by springs t'tlllll)l't. lllg against the lower plates "230 and an enlarged portion of the plunger. Thus it will he seen the upper enlarged ends of the plunger-s abut the arms 2331 thereby foreingr the arms 231. lightly into the segment notehes 3t. When the meehanism is in normal position the parts are as shown in Fig". l. and the ieg ments ]9 may be rotated around their supporting shafts Qt) eausingr the notehes 31 to move in sum-e sion past the arms 231 thereby t-ensioning"springs of the plung'ers 251 and releasing them again rapidly. The arms 1243 eannot at this time rot-k around'their shaft as their plates 243 are against the side of the shaft 244. \Yhen the operating handle turn the shaft 81 the shaft 234 i melted throwing the angular loeltingt plate against the arms 2 M and positively lot-king the se;1- ment levers 19 in adjusted position. At this time the shaft 2 1) is slightly roelted so that the arms 2 11 may he moved a stated. Xfter the counter has been completely operated the shaft 23 is reversely rocked thereby releasing the arms 231. and as by this time roller 249 has passed from over the belle-rank arm 248 the springs of the plunger-s 251 may force the arms M3 rear \vardly causing them to engage rat-ehets thereb preventing opposite movement of the segment levers 19 during their return to normal position. The shaft 2% has meanwhile been roeked by arm :l-tt) to allow the movement of the arms 243 they being nor mally as shown in position sueh that plates 245 thereof are against, one edge of the slot of shaft 244. The roller 2-H) finally operates the hell eranlts 2-48 serving to withdraw the arms :43 from the ratehets 3t) and the meehanism then again as umes its normal position.

Indieating meehanism is provided similar to that shown in the prior applieation and only a general deseription thereof will he given. A eylinder indieator 301 is provided t'or eat-h segment lever having; eennet'ted thereto pinions 30:2 meshing with segment gea rs 3o driven by ttltl s Iltll whieh arms are eonne 'ted through links 1W3 to levers let' provided at their tot-ward ends with antii'rietion rollers ttli' moving in the ram sl ts 2? of the segment levers it). N ar their eenter points the levers 306 are pinned to vertit'al liars ilt lo having slots 3 h? surtonnding the shaft 81 and hein; held to move in a frame pieee llt). The vertieal bars 308 are provided upon opposite sides thereof with antit'rietion rollers Zll and 31; adapted to he engaged respe tively by eams 313 and 314. 'hen the segment le \et'. 19 are (*st'llltlttd the cam grooves 27 serve to roek levers $3013 around their pivots 316 as at thisvtime the indit-ators are lot-ked a is usual in (ash registers. hen the operating handle starts the segment levers 19 are looked as hetore stated and the ams 31; and 2314 return the vertit'al arms 308 to their normal position through rollers I31] and 3312, the indieators having meanwhile been unlOth'ttl. The llttlltfltOl'S are then again loelced and segments: 19 finally returned to normal position raising the levers 306 depending on the position of their pivots 316.

The segments 19 are as stated provided with segment gears 25* meshing with pinions 32] on the ends of a series of nested sleeves 32%. The outer ends of these nested sleeves earry printing wheels as is eommon in the art.

To reset the eounter met-hanism each eounter wheel is provided with a beveled projection 361 adapted to be engaged by a rot-responding beveled projeet'ion 362 on the eounter shaft 42. The oppos te ends of the shaftare provided with pins 363 and 364. the pin 363 being normally at the apex of a bent ramming plate 365 and pin 364 being nort'nally at the depressed center of a tit) lit

.eontrolling device lrom the adj sting means and connecting it with the perating means I g lav-m1. ni

seeond cannning plate 366. l. is rotated Irv the knot) 367 the plate 306 will force the said shaft laterally carrying the laneled projection 362 into the plane of movement of the wheel. pins 361 so that at sometime during the rotation of the shaft the wheel pins 361 will be engaged by the hvreled pins Stir! and move backward to the position of Fig. (i. \Vhen this position is nearly reached the, pin 363 will ride up the hem portion of plate 365 therehy reversel v moving the shaft 42 to its normal position. inasmuch as the Wheels are set tanzkwardlv the transfer trip pawls are not tripped and it i only necessary to withdraw the counter looking pawls 20L This is the reason for the floating pivot vshown in .lrig. t. Shat't l2 is provided with a disk 371 having a cam groove 372 in which rides a pin 373 on the sliding plate 212. It will he elear that when the shaft 42 is rotated to reset the eouuter. the plate, 212 will he slid rearwardlv iherel v roelting the arm 20? is was the ttlH: when the shaft 57 was rotated and seenrin; precisely the same withdrawal of the locking p:twl "3 l.

It is thought that the operation of the nieehanism will he el air from the de cription given.

The maehine can he, operated very 'apidlv as the n'ieelnmisin is all positively actuated and danger of ovenrnnning thereby prevented.

The register is at all times under control of a locking device except when being positivelv ope Med and the locking device is not released until the operating mechanisn'i is eady to actuate the register.

and deserhed is admirably adapted to ful- When the shaft and thereafter independently r controllingdevire and the adin tnie to normal position,

3. In a registering :nwthani t. hination with a romput (T d int. m operating. gear for same. ol ttttiti uat t s beside said operat inn r input viees for adjusting aid ddition:- ditlerentialiv. means for di 'fiiiin' t additional gears and eenneetn gf saia p n l 1 storing tue gear .)llllitftttl to t til the objects primaril stated. it is to he 7 understood that it. is not. intended to c0nfine the invention to the one form of em hodiment herein descrihed. for it susceptihle oi' emhodiment in various t'orms all coming within the ope ofdhe claims which follow What is claimed is a: follows:

1. In a registering mechanism. the roar hination with a computing device. operatin; means therefor. a controlling device for said operating n'.eans meane for adjusting said tol'ttrollinf; devit'e normallv connected thereto. and separate mechanisms for diseonneetin: the controlling device from the adjusting means and for eonneeting it with the operating; means.

2. in a regi tering, mechanism. the romliination with a computing device. operating meam therefor. 11 rontrolliug' dovi e for said operetih; means. means for adjusting: said controlling device normally t onneeted thereand iuet'hanii m for disconnecting the lhinati erai and pu -iiioniinr tie-vats tor means for renne -ting *"dl 2 positioning devi -wa eontr llins: de i e t Sift tlitei'lioiiz operat i in: said in a re hinati n with atine met-ha positioning anisin. separate means to; rd net-ting said mutt-oiling and euro to p. vices and said operating and jtilltl l ltltijj devices for movement in reierse direetitms. manipulative devices for moving said po i tioning devices in one dirt-(thin and means for moving said rontrollinn' deiiees in the opposite dirertion to operate said niti. w dt-viee.

in ans then-tor. L' lliit controlling dot irt: no to. and mechani m for d tro ling: it-vi e l'r. and eonnertinn' it with t and t tier indepeiatm'tttv "tanni -n the eomrollin derive and the taliwt'zgg to nornm. A ztion. lz v whit-h in the eontrollingg iii ru the withi il is operated.

T. in a n th a ant, for t ntrolh lad means. means tor mean to normal pt,

-ai-:l contr lling itnat and p ther in;

ai wuip i movaoh det 12:3

lr'ination vvi atim; and haf for -np uirtlnl entially said controlling means and shaft,

and means for restoring said shaft to actuate said computing device.

9-.II1 a registering mechanism, the combination with a computing device of operating and controlling gears for same, a shaft supporting said gears, means for differentially positioning said controlling gear and thereby setting said shaft, means for resetting said shaft to normal position to restore said controlling gear, and means for connecting said operating and controlling gears during said resetting of said shaft.

10. In a registering mechanism,'the combination with a computing device and an operating gear therefor, of a shaft supporting said gear, means for rotating said shaft in one direction, manipulative devices operating said means, a cam for resetting said shaft to normal position, and means for conconnecting said operating and controlling gears for the reverse movement, thereby actuating said computing device.

12. In a registering mechanism, the combinution with a computing device and operating devices for same. of differentially movable manipulative devices controlling the operating devices. means for actuating the operating devices. means for locking the manipulativedevices during such actuation,

. and means for separately resetting the maiii nilative devices to normal )ositoin.

l 13. In a registeringinechainsm. the combination with a Computing device. of controlling devices therefor, differentially movable manipulative devices for positively adusting the controlling devices, means for restoring the controlling devices to normal.

tive devices during such restoration and pro-f venting backward movement of same, 1

15. In a registering mechanism, the combina tion with a relstering mechanism and pawls normally loo 'ng same, of an operating'niechanisim-a turn to zero device said registering mechanism, and means for withdrawing said locking pawls by actua m tion of either said operating mechanism or said turn to zero device.

16. In a registering mechanism, the combinafzion with a registering mechanism, and operating and transfer devices for same 15; both said operating and transfer devices acting positively, of pawls for locking said registcring mechanism, with means for with drawing said pawls, the construction being such as to time the operation of said operating devices, transfer devices and locking pawls so thatthe registering mechanism under control of one of said inst-rumentafiv ties at all periods of operation.

17. In a registering mechanism, the comas; bination with a registering mechanism and transfer and operating devices for same, of

pawl devices normally locking said meehareturning the manipulative element, to nor- 10!) mal position. and a pawl thrown into connection with said element at each operation preventing movement of said element in one direction.

19. In a registering mechanism, the com- 106,-

bination with a"regi'stering mechanism, of a manipulative element for determining t e amount entered on said register. means for positively returning said element to normal position. and an auxiliary device for assi'sting the final increment of movement purpose specified.

20. In a registering mechanismthe combination with registering elements, of transfer racks,- one for each element, normally 1'1-5 withdrawn from said elements, levers tripped by said registering elements when a transfer is necessary, means for simultane-. ously meshing the transfer racks with the registering elements, and means for successively actuating those of said racks whose levers have been tripped. 21. In a registering mechanism, the com-. bination with registering elements, ofiti'ansfer racks for said elements normallyn wit drawn therefrom, transfer trip pawls ino by said registering elements, actiui-torsj 3 said transfer racks moved" by said trip pawls. means for simultaneously engaging all said transfer racks withasaid registeiaing 141 for the 60. conncc' elements, and means for successively actuatng the actuators for-said trans er racks.

'22. In a registering mechanism, the com- I bination with registering'elemen'ts, of transrated therefrom,transfer trip pawls moved by said registering elements, actuators for said -transfer racks controlled by said trip pawls, means for bringing said transfer racks and registering elements into connection, and means for operating said actuators.

23. In a registering mechanism, the combination with registering elements having driving gears, oftransfer' racks for actuating said "gears but normally disconnected therefrom, bellcrank transfer trip pawls 0perated by said driving gears, actuating slides for said transfer racks with means for rocking them, devices connecting said trip pawls to said actuators, means for slidi ng said transfer racks into mesh with said driving gears, and devices whereby the unoperated lrip pawls lock the transfer racks atterthe same have been connected to the .5 driving gears.

2 In a registering .rnechanism the combination with registering elements and driving means therefor, of locking pawls for said elements, and a throw out} device for preventing actuation of said'driving means,

40 for connecting the adjusting means and c0n trolling device and the latter with the oper ating means.

26. In a registering mechanism, the com bination with a computing device, of operating means therefor, a controlling device for said operating means, means for adjusting said controlling device, and, a plurality of pinions for connecting the adjusting means and the controlling di'vicc and the latter with the operating means.

27. In a fcgistering niechanisn'i, the combination with :z, computing device, of operating means therefor, a controlling:device f r sa d operating means, means for adjusting said controlling device, a plurality of pin- .ions for connecting the adjusting n'ieans and the controlling device and theiatter with the operating means, and a plurality of cams, one of whi h discngages' the pinion ing thr adjusting means and the controlling device and the other of which connccts thereniaining pinion with the controlling dcviccawl tlufopcrating means.

in a registering mechanism, the comhination with a pluralitv of registering elements' and operating and turn to Zero devices therefor, of means for normally lockmg said elements, and resilient ineanscon trolled by either the operating or turn to 5 fer racks for said elements normally sepa 5 zero devices for unlocking the movable elements.

29. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a registering mecha' nism comprising a plurality of movable ele-' 'ments, and operating mechanism therefor,

of transfer devices normally out ofengagement with the movable elements, actuators for said devices, meansfor bringing all of said elements and devices in engagement, upon each operationiof the machine, and means controlled by the elements for determining the devices to be: operated by the actuators to effect a transfer.

30. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a registering mechanism comprising a plurality of movable elements, and operating mechanism therefor, of transfer devices normally out of engagement with the movable elements, actuators for said devices, means for bringing all of said elements and devices in engagement upon each operation of the machine,-means controlled'by the elements for determining the devices to be operated by the actuators to effect a transfer, and means for locking the. unoperated transfer devices.

31. In a registering mechanism, the combination with a plurality of registering elements, of operating and transferring mecha nisms therefor, means positively locking said rregisteringelm'ents when out of the control of either of said mecl'ianisms, and means for simultaneously withdrawing all of said locking me 11s when said ele-nents are under the control ;of said mechanisms.

32. Ir. a registering mechanism, the combinati n with a plurality of registering elements, of operating and transferring mechanisms therefor, a shaft and a plurality of pawls fast thereon for positively and simultaneously locking said registering element-s when out of the control of either of said mechanisms, and means for rocking said shaft to simultaoeously \vilhdrznv the pawl from locking position when said elements areundcr the control of said mechanisms.

33. In aregistering meclianisn'i, the combination with a plurality of registering ele ments, of operating mechanism therefor, means positively and simultaneously looking all of said registering elements when out of the control of the operating mechanism, and means for simultaneously withdrawing all of said locking means when said elements are under the control of said llHt'ilHHllSlll.

34;. In a registering mechanism,="the combination with a plurality of registering elcn'icnts, of operating mechanism therefor, a. shaft, and a plurality of pawls fast thereon for positively and simultaneously l cking all of said registering elements when out of the control of the operating mechanism, and means for rocking said shaft to withdraw the pawls from locking position when said elements are under the control of said mechanism.

35. In a registering mechanisimthe combination with a plurality of registering ele ments, of operating and transferring mechanisms therefor, a shaft, and a plurality of pawls fast thereon for positively locking said mechanisms, a spring for rocking said shaft to simultaneously unlock all of said elements, and means 'for' tensioning the spring to rock the shaft when said elements are under the control of said mechanisms.

36. In a registering mechanism, the combination with a plurality of movable ele ments, of operating, transferring and resetling mechanisms therefor, means positively locking said elements when out of the control of any of said mechanisms, and means for withdrawing simultaneously all of said locking means when said elements are under the control of any of said mechanisms. i 37. In a registering mechanism, the combination with a plurality of movable elements, of operating, transferring and resetting mechanisms therefor, a shaft, an a plurality of pawls fast thereon each for positively looking a corresponding one of said elements when the elements are out of the control of any of said mechanisms, and means-for rocking said shaft to withdraw the pawls from locking position to simultaneously unlock the members when said elements are under the control of any of said mechanisms.

38. In a registering mechanism, the combination with a plurality of movable elements, of operatin transferring and resetting mechanisms therefor. a shaft. and a plurality of pawls fast thereon for positively locking said elements when out of the control, of any of said mechanisms, :1 spring for rocking said shaft to withdraw the pawls from locking position, and a cam for tensioning the spring to rock the shaft when said elements are under the control of any of said mechanisms.

39. In a. machine of the class described, the combination with an indicating mechanism constructed to indicate all classes of transactions entered in the machine. of a registering mechanism comprising a plurality of movable-elements and constructed to register only certain classes of transactionsran operating mechanism for said registering mechanism normally out of operative relation therewith. means preventing movement of the elements of the registering mechanism while out of operative relation with the operating mechanism. means for establ shing an opera! ivrrelation between the and rendering the preventing means inoperative. and means for holding the preventing means and elements of the registering mechanism in operative relation when it is desired to indicate a transaction that is not to be registered.

4-0. In a registering mechanism, the combination with a plurality of movable ele ments, of operating devices therefor normally out of operative relation therewith, means normally preventing movement of said elements, means for establishing an operative relation between the elements and operating devices and rendering the preventing means inoperative, and means operable at will for preventing the establishing of such operative relation between the elements and operating devices, with connections whereby said means also controls the disengagement of the preventing means and the movable elements.

4-1. In a registering mechanism, the comhination with a plurality of movable elements, of devices differentially adjustable from normal position, means for connecting the elements and devices while the latter are in their adjusted positions and then returning the devices to'normal position to actuate the elements of the registering mechanism, means positively preventing movement of said elements whiledisconnected from the actuating devices. with connections whereby said means is rendered inoperative when the actuating devices and elements are connected. and means operable at will for preventing the connection of the elements and devices and the disconnection of the elements and the means for preventing movement thereof.

42. In a registering mechanism, the combination with a plurality of movable elements. of transfer devices therefor, actuators for said devices normally connected thereto, means for disconnecting the devices and actuators, and means controlled by the movahle elements of the registering mechanism for connecting the devices and actuators so that the latter may move the former to effect the. transfer. i

43. In a registering mechanism, the combination with a plurality of movable elements. of transfer devices therefor normally disconnected therefrom, actuatorsfor said devices normally connected thereto, means for connecting the elementsand transfer devices and disconnecting said devices and their actuators. and means controlled by the elements for connecting the devices and ac- .tuators so that the latter may move the former to effect the transfer.

44. In a registering mechanism. the com:

registering and the operating mechanismsl means for disconnecting the devices and acin erters. and trip pawls actuated by the mov- -able elements tor con ring the device's'and actuators so that the latter maymovet-he" former to effect the tran'st 5 45. in a registering meenanisni; the eom'- bination with'a plurality of movable elements. of tra nsler devices therefor, actuators for said de'vi.---' sli-zles normally connecting the elements an n deviresgmeans for moving the tram-fer d vice; to connect them totne movable elr-nirnt and dieeonnect'them from i controlled by the (le s to connect the that the transfer merino mechanism; the comlit v of movahleeledevices therefor..- actuanormally connected ing the movable ..:r device? and disoon- -,.'i and actuators. and

the ll\li$ll do 9 While they are connect ed to the element?! and iilisoonnected from a plnralil ott movable elei'zr darn therefor, actuathereto. means for connecting: the movable 'elrmr-nt and transfer devises. and disconnecting: thes'aid de ices and aotuators .-m,eans posi tively Drove nti n j m ovement "tranator dr ves while they are connected to the olennwzq and disconnected from the ac tnalorr and means \"ontrolled by the; movable elemonla 'l or' withdravv-in; the prevent,- in; means and connecting thetransler de vines and artnati'irs :0 that thetransfer may hr oilected. i

48. in a hinalion registering meuliani the com-- with a plurality movable elenents. of transfer devices therefor, aotnm wis for said deiirv= normallv connected thereto. means to" wnnorting the movable elements and Cl?! er devices and disconnr -lin i il "if-es and actuators. means 'poativclv prevmilinfl movement of the transfer devicear While they are connectrd to the movable elements and disconnected from the artuatora. and means connected to the elements for withdrawing the preventing moan the latter means in turn connecting the Ira er devices and actuators so lliat the ll'u. .r "nay be effected.

it). in re m chanism. the com bination n'alitv of movable eletherefor. actuatore; for said normally connected thereto. means rlisuonneeting the transfor devices and actuators, means operated by the rnovaln vim only: for oonneeting the es and ti: EUR-i011 so that the latter move the mm to effect the transfer,

"tering inc-enanism. the C0ll'lf tors; for aaid devices normally connected of the,

and mechanism normally locking the eon necting means, thesaid locking mechanism being constructed to, be withdrawn as the movable elements move from nine .to zero to enable said elements to operate the connecting means. V 1 I 50.- In a registering mrchanism, [lie-G011 bin ationr with a plurality of movable elements. ofx-tran ,;fer devices therefor, actua torsAfor-saiigl derives normally connected thereto. means for disconnecting the transfor devices and actuators,- trip pavvls operated by the movable elements for. connecting the devmesand the actuators so thatthe lat.

' ter maj'inove the former to effect the transfer, and ,mechan-isn'i normally locltingtho trippaivls. the said locking mechaniam being' constructed to be. withdrawnas the movable elements move from nine to f zero to enable said elements to operate. (be trip pawls; r p

51. lira registering mechanism. the combination with a plurality of movable (l0- monts oarh bearing; the digih. of means for '(flfll'illlllll'lllQ elemenb to expose the digits:

of each element singlv. transfer devices including: [I'll]. pawls. 'l'or said elements. and meanw'l'or positively locking said lrip priwls in all POpltlOllH but one of Quid elements.

' .5). In a registering nnwhanism. the com fbinaliou \vitlra plurality of movable olemonts earh bearing the lllflltw'. of meanafor operating -t. lin-.(-.l( .ment. to 0Xpo.-;(: thev digits ofuonoli element singly. li'an sl'or dr-viros for aunt 0lc-mmils.=trip pawls mnl'rolh-d by the slum-n for ostablisbingan opcrali\-'e. relavtion between said elcnnnta and transfer d0- .\'i(-0; and

meanspo ilivelv preventing movement of said pawl during the operationrojf the 'QlC!lIQ1ll exropl'. when said elomenl's are operated lo oxpoartheir zeros. A

5 In a registering mechanism. the (our bination with a plurality of movable clolllClltS varh bearing the digits. of means for operating the elements to expow the digits of val-l1 element singly.transfer devi es vfor nail 'clenwnls; trip pawls artuated by the elements for cstaldishing an operative relation between said elements and transfer devices. inean preventing movement of said pawlsi during the operation of the elements except when the zeros: of Said (lmno'nts are (X]')()F8(l. and means for restoring the said pawls to their normal position after being operated by the elements.

54. In a' registering mechanism, the'combination with a plurality of movable elements each bearing the digits. of means for operating: the elements to expose the digits of each element ingly. transfer devices for eaid elements, actuators for said devices and disconnectingsaid devices and actuators, trip pawls actuated by the elements for again connecting the devices and actuators, means locking said pawls (hiring the operation of the elements except when the zeros of said elements a e exposed, and means for restoring the said awls to their normal position after being operated by the elements.

In a iegisteri mechanism, the comhination of a plurality of registering elements, operating and transferring mechanisms therefor, means for operatively disconnecting the registering elements and the operating and transferring mechanisms, means positively locking said elements when out of the control of said mechanisms and means for withdrawing the locking means when said elements are under the control of said mechanisms.

56. In a registering mechanism, the combination .of a plurality of registering elements, operating and transferring mechanisms therefor, means for operatively dis connecting the registering elements and the operating and transferring mechanisms, a shaft and a plurality of pawls fast thereon for positively locking said registering elements when out of the control of said mechanisms, and means for rocking said shaft simultaneously to withdraw said pawls from locking positions when said elements are under the control of said mechanisms.

57. In a registering mechanism, the combination with a plurality of registering elements, of operating and transferring mecha nisms therefor, devices for locking said registering elements when out of the control of either of said mechanisms, and means for positively moving said devices into locking position and also for simultaneously withdrawing all of said locking devices from looking position when said elements are under the control of said mechanisms.

58. In a registering mechanism, the combination with a plurality of movable elements. of operating. transferring, and resetting mechanisms therefor, means locking said elements when out. of the control of any of said mechanisms, and means for positively moving said locking means into looking position and also for withdrawing simultaneously all of said locking means when said elements are under the control of any of said mechanisms.

59. In a registering machine, th'mination with a registering device, of actuators therefor, manipulative vmeans for moving said actuators, means for positively returning said actuators and said manipulative means to normal position, and an auxiliary device for assisting the final increment of movement for the purpose specified.

60. In a registering machine, the combination with a registering device, of actuators therefor, manipulative means for positively movin said actuators, means for positively returning said manipulative means to normal position, and an auxiliary device for positively assisting the final increment of movement for the purpose specified.

61. In a registering machine, the combination with registering wheels, of disks carried by said wheels and having notches formed therein, transfer elements for said registering wheels, trip levers therefor, arms normally locking the trip levers in untripped position by engagement of said arms with said disks and adapted to permit the trip ing of said trip levers only when the note es are brought into operative relationship with said arms, and means for actuating said transfer elements whose levers have been tripped.

62. In a registering machine, the combination with registering wheels, of transfer elements for said registering wheels, trip levers for pre )aring said transfer elements to effect trans ers, levers for positively locking said trip levers against movement in tripped and untripped positions throu hengagement of the levers with the dis and adapted to be rotated when said notches are in operative relationship with said levers to permit movement of said trip levers to untripped position, and means for bodily moving said locking levers normally to lock said trip levers in untripped position.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS CARROLL.

Witnesses:

RoY C. Gnass, CARL J. Bauer. 

